Saturday, May 13, 2017

Mary Worth 2587

Unfotunately, of the thousands of passengers enjoying this port of call, only Katie has to use the bathroom. It will be days before anyone notices she's missing. Things are going just as Entertainer Esme planned.

23 comments:

Nance said...

Today's Boldface Haiku is titled "Opportunist Esme Puts Her Charwoman Past (And Stolen Universal Restroom Key) To Good Use".

Hey!
What the...?
Help!
Someone!
I can't
Open the door!

fauxprof said...

Oh, well done, Evil Entertainer Esme! If Katie isn't back on the ship by departure time, it WILL leave without her. (I've seen it happen.) The passenger is then personally responsible for getting either back home or to the next port of call on his or her own. Ah, stranded in Haiti with just a bathing suit and a beach bag. Oops, I'm burying the lead here--KM actually did something interesting!

Anonymous said...


Well, this has turned from creepy to criminal already.

Does Esme think that Derek isn't going to check the ladies room after a little while? Does she think he'll canoodle with her instead of looking for his wife?

Who knows? I suppose weirder things have happened in this strip.

-- S. McW.

Chris Brown said...

*Standing ovation*

TimP said...

I'm with Chris Brown. If the plots are to be nonsensical, at least have them be wildly over the top affairs.

Chris Brown said...

I've been checking in every day because of the commenters. You guys are great.

Sandi Ego said...

There once was a singer named Esme
Smitten with Derek, to Katie's dismay
Esme concocted a trap
As Derek pondered a cap
Now poor Katie is stranded in Haiti

Yahoonski said...

Firstly, I wonder how Esme knew Katie would have to go. Did Derek spill the beans about his wife's weak bladder? But more to the point, how did she manage to lock Katie in? The door opens inward, so she couldn't have wedged it shut from the outside. Did she seduce the attendant to procure the key?

LouiseF said...

I am impressed with the cleanliness of the restroom and the presence even of a working, stocked paper towel dispenser. Haven't seen such facilities at a beach side toilet before, especially not in a third world country like Haiti. Congratulations to Karen Moy on having something of substance happen on a Saturday. Made it worth my getting out of bed!

KitKat said...

Like @Yahoonski, I wonder what Esme's Plan B was. Whatever, I expect Toby or Mary wlll rescue Katie (more's the pity!).

Garnet said...

So, at this beach, a cruise ship just disgorged about 3000-4000 passengers who've been eating and drinking non-stop for the past day, and no one else is at the can? Cruise ships are also notorious places to get food poisoning. I'd think that the bathroom would be a popular spot. Maybe Evil Entertainer Esme planned to lock everyone else in the bathroom with Katie in as well? Being locked in a well-used bathroom in Haiti seems like a cruel and unusual punishment

I must say, I did not predict this rather odd development.

Dawn Weston's Evil Twin said...

Mary’s Helpful Hint #44: Always remember to pack a can of WD-40 (or other rust-removal product) in your purse or backpack! You never know when you might need it! (Especially if you ignored yesterday’s helpful hint #43.)

Gina said...

Oh, this is even better than I dared hope for. And the cigarette in Evil Entertainer Esme's hand is the cherry on top. :-D

Richard J KOloda said...

yesterday when I saw the rest room, I had hoped either Katie or Esme would have given the other a "swirly"--this is better --how about Esme having the trash go up in flames?

Anonymous said...

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Ian Cameron, PhD said...

I think it would have been way more Entertaining if Mary got locked in there instead..

I have to admit, after 6+ weeks of towel folding I'm actually looking forward to finally seeing some hijinks resembling a plot in Sunday's strip.

Chester the Dog said...

You know that Evil Entertainer Esme smokes menthols...

Dawn Weston's Evil Twin said...

Mary's Helpful Hint #45: For those difficult times when new acquaintances on board come to you with a life-or-death dilemma, look over at your cabin mate and TELEGRAPH your thoughts to her ... "That cigarette-smoking lounge singer is behind this, isn't she? Shades of Nola Wolvenson ... To the Bat Cave, stat!" (On the way to the Bat Cave, don't forget to say ... "FINALLY! I thought he'd NEVER get around to asking me for my ADVICE!")

Also, the rest room is RIGHT THERE! How are we to believe that no one can hear her? Or that no one else needs to go? (This "plot" is still AWESOME!!!)

Nance said...

SUNDAY

Today's Boldface Haiku is titled "In Which We Learn Everything Esme Is, She Owes To The Great Mr. T."

Why, phones? Ship?
Katie, are?
--Derek? Wrong?
Mary, Toby! Wife meet!
Gifts. Where be? Seen?!
...Help! Someone! Open the door!

Yahoonski said...

Did Derek stuff the GIFTS for his ASSISTANTS in his fanny pack> Because both his hands are empty.

Anonymous said...

I don't know, Yahoonski - maybe Derek somehow got wind of all of our negative comments regarding those tacky ball caps and decided not to buy them after all?

Dave in Parma said...

I'm torn on the voiceover for Sunday's so either being "Have You Seen Her" by the Chi-lites and Gene Wilder in his best Willy Wonka voice saying "Stop. Don't. Come Back."

Regina Wolfe-Parks said...

Sunday: Is Katie stuck in another bathroom? The door is completely different from Saturday.

I find this whole thing unbelievable. I ALWAYS tell my husband where I'm going so he'll know where to look for me. I don't just skulk off to the bathroom without letting him know. But then, this is Derek and Katie Hoosier we're talking about. Communication is not high on their list.

Plus, who doesn't bring their cell phones? Arrrgh, I just want to punch these two idiots.

Wanders, I nominate "Have you Seen Her" by the Chi-Lites for the Charterstone Jukebox.